Resilient link.



G. M. EATON.

RESILIENT LINK.

A PBLIGATION FILED MAR.9,1908.

937,289.A f Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

. l Q l WITNEssEs: INVENTOR Y @a 7c 71 @9m l BY @14 m 9 7 TTOHNEY shocksand vibrationsto whiclrelectric'md" tors and simllar devlces are subjected, r`1n"1 `To all whom 'it mayfcomemy f i ist n, y

, MENTS, [To WESrINenoUsE E was; JElT'fItSY'Inf-@Nie,feti.Sfltltit` MSNE assreag inerme e?MANUrACmURING.ZCOMPANY, or' EAST PITTSBUMPENNSYLVANIA; sENINSYLvANIA- Be a ,known that yI,(maar)M;1ama, a citizen of the UnitedStates, anda-resident of AWilkinsburg, yin the county cnt Allegheny l and State of Pennsylvania, have i-'n'ventedaA new and luseiiul Im rove'mentfinf, Resilient Links, of which,` the ollowir'lgi's :a ispeciiicas tion.

invention relates to: resilient.links,"andl particularly to `suchllinks -as are employed to` prevent rotation of the stationaryfmembers of electric'motors and similar devices.- e

characteristics as? toI eiiectually cushion the order that thesame-may. not be transmitted, or may be transmittedpnly with greatly reduced intensity, to other parts.

A further objectofE any invent-ioni is to prevent vibration andfratftling at` the 'connections between the link and other parts.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a view, in longitudinal section, of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line II-II of Fig. 1.

The stationary lmember-1 of an electric motor or other device that is subjected to reactive torques or forces caused by the rotative movement of a coperating member is prevented from rotation by means of4 a link comprising a substantially rectangular webbed trame 3 having its sldes extended at one end and connected by means of a bolt 5 to a stationary sleeve 6, and a bolt or rod 7 that projects through the ends of the rec-l tangular frame and is screw-threaded at one end to a clevis-like head 8 which is connected,

by means of a bolt 9, to two spaced lugs 10 upon said stationary member.

Within the rectangular frame 3, and sur rounding the rod 7, is a plurality of helical springs, here shown as two in number and designated as 11 and 12, that are clamped between two annular plates or washers 13 and 14 having seats for the ends of the springs. The plate 13 bears against a shoulder provided by a slight enlargement 15 of the end of the rod 7, and the plate 14 bears against t-he end otl a sleeve 16 that surrounds the rod 7 and extends through one end of the rectangular frame 3, pressure being api `plieditostlie` outer end `ofthe sleeve 16 by means of* a v nut 17 that- .is' screw-threaded upon the' rod 7. and is normally prevented `from rotation by means of a lock washer 18 anda-loclrnutflt). ai t a Secured to thefends ofthe. frame 3,-and

interposed between-,the:same` and the plates 13 andV 1li-tare plates QO-and 21 'otsuitable resilient material, such as fiber, 4that su-pple-' ment the action of the springs 11 and 12"'1111l cushioning vibrations applied by the motor` 'f to the link, suitable washers' or spacing One object of my invention is tofprovide'-` a link having such structural andwoperative'y plates; 22fbeing .also interposed 4between the plate lfl'andf -thes'resilient plate `21 for theV "purposev 'of adjustingl the normaly degree of' compression ftowhich the springs aresub- ]ected;.V "if www f `r'Iilierspringis 11 andflQ-are so constructed as to have different-periods ,of vibratiolrinv orden that shocks-and impulsesw'vill be ltrans- `site end of the springs, each of these latter shocks or impulses, of course, being of m'aterially less intensity than that originally applied to the combined spring. Besides reducing the intensity of the Shocks that are transmitted from one end of the link to the other, the springs are also so proportioned as to break up any regular vibrations the transmission of winch to the other parts might cause serious sympathetic vibrations thereof.

Secured, by means of a tap bolt 23, to the stationary sleeve 6 is a seat 24 for a helical spring 25 that is maintained under heavy compression between the said seat and one end of the frame 3, the said spring thus serving to cause such a pressure to be cxerted continuously between the bolt 5 and the sleeve 6 as to prevent relative vibration or rattling between the said arts.

At the other end of the llnk, the bolt 9 is surrounded by a -sleeve 26 that is carried by the lugs 10 upon the stationary member of the motor. Bearing upon the central portion of the sleeve 26, between the lugs 10, is a seat 27 for a helical spring 28 that is also maintained under heavy compression and serves to cause pressure to be exerted continuously between the sleeve 26 and the bolt 9. The degree of compression under which the 'springs 25 and 28 are maintained exceeds the maximum force that may at any time be applied to the link, even after the parts of the connections have become somewhat worn, and there is, therefore, no possibility of vibration or rattling at the Joints between the ends of the link and the other parts.

I claim as my invention:

l. The combination with a device adapted to exert var ing forces, of a member opposing the saidy forces, and means for causing pressure to be exerted continuously between the device and the member which is independent and in excess of that caused by the said forces. y

2. The combination with a device adapted to exert varying forces, of a member opposing the said forces and comprising a plurality of springs having different periods of vibration, and means for causing pressure to be exerted continuously between the device and the member which is independent of that caused by the said forces. 3. The combination with al device adapted 'to exert varyingl forces, of a member opposing'the said forces and comprising a plurality of springs having different periods of vibration, and means for causing pressure to be exerted continuousl between the device andthe member which is inde ndent of that caused by the said forces, t e said means comprising a spring that is maintained under a `greater degree of com ression than the maximum capacity op the aforesaid springs.

4. A resilient link comprising a plurality of sprin Y having dierent periods of vibration, an a supplementary resilient means..

5. A' resilient link comprising a plurality of springs having different periods of vibration, and a plurality of supplementary resilient devices.

6. The combination with an electric motor having a field magnet frame so mounted y as to be movable by electromagnetic torque,

of a stationar member, two concentric heli GEORGE M. EATON.

Witnesses:

I-ImAM A. TAYLOR, EDWARD L. WILDER. 

